Finance committee advances budgets, rental and donation approvals as district warns of state funding delay
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At its Oct. 14 meeting the Coatesville Finance Committee recommended approval of financial statements, the 2026–27 budget calendar and building allocations; the committee also advanced vendor rental agreements and multiple donations and noted the district is operating without state funding.
The Coatesville Area School District finance committee on Oct. 14 recommended the board approve the district’s financial statements, a 2026–27 budget calendar, and building-level non-salary budget allocations for the coming fiscal year.
Committee members and staff noted the district continued to operate without state funding, and urged continued outreach to legislators. A committee speaker said the district had “a couple months” before cash-flow pressure would require additional measures if the state budget is not enacted; committee members credited earlier property-tax payments with helping near-term cash flow.
The committee advanced several vendor contracts and one-time expenditures to the full board, including a joint rental agreement with Collective Event Group for 1,200 folding chairs for graduation ceremonies totaling $7,080 (the district’s share: $3,540); a Dynas Inc. quote to rent sound-system equipment for a November drama production for $2,177; and other routine payables.
Donations and community contributions were bundled for board consideration. The committee recommended accepting: $4,595 from the Reesville PTA; $300 from New Horizon Recovery Center for school supplies; $242 from Bridall Adamski for digital-education headphones; $500 from Customers Bank for supplies; $7,500 from Bentley Systems for STEM at North Brandywine; and two DonorsChoose gifts ($17.49 and $275). Committee members said the district is developing a process to streamline routine DonorsChoose approvals.
The committee also recommended forwarding a confidential release and settlement agreement for an employee (listed as employee 14619) to the full board; members emphasized the item is confidential and not discussed publicly.
Public comment in finance included resident Laurie Shannon Bailey, who requested clarification of the district’s weighted-pupil-allocation table and asked about the athletic budget. A district staff member explained the athletic budget (identified in materials as about $543,143) covers athletics and associated transportation across middle and high schools. The staff member described the athletics/transportation line as “a very small percentage” of the overall budget.
The finance committee will present its recommended motions and items to the full Coatesville board at the next meeting for final approval.
